A Goofy Movie

Goofy - Der Film (also: A Goofy Movie, Original Title: A Goofy Movie) is the second feature-length animated film the Walt Disney Studios, which is not the official " masterpieces" belongs - canon, but was produced by the TV studios.

Action

Max met in a cornfield the beautiful Roxanne, which falls to him immediately in his arms. When she falls in love with her ​​eyes looking up, Max transforms into a large version of his father, Goofy. Luckily for him, it turns out that Max has only dreamed of. However, he has to hurry, so the last day of school he comes in time for the summer holidays.

Once in school, he plans with his friends Bobby and KJ Zimmeruski a student prank, with the Max impression would flay at Roxanne: During the address by the Director, it begins as a Powerline dressed a little concert. But the three are discovered and must therefore be in the principal's office. This calls Goofy and Max is particularly dangerous dar. order to bring Max back on the right path and to improve their common ratio again, Goofy Max takes you on a fishing trip without knowing that Max Roxanne would like to meet during the holidays. This tells Roxanne then as an excuse that he will not take it, he would go to the Powerline concert, which will be televised, to play alongside him. Now Max is in a dilemma: He has to spend his holidays with his father, his great love can not be seen and has no opportunity to put his tall tale in reality.

During the trip, Max numerous embarrassments of his father is exposed, trying by all means to get closer to his son. They take Black Pete and his son KJ who have an even worse father-son relationship. As Goofy and Max finally meet the legendary Bigfoot, their relationship improved again. But as Goofy falls asleep, Max secretly change the marked course on the closely guarded by his father road map, which is in the family for generations. The next day Goofy Max hands over more responsibility and the card. He will act as a navigator and all stops to destination Lake Destiny, Idaho, schedule. But one night they stay at a motel where they meet Pete and KJ again. Karlo gets, as Max says that he changed the map and told this to Goofy on, the first does not want to believe it. Eventually, though, he looks and is deeply saddened due to Max's betrayal. Next, Max Goofy leads in the direction that is now marked on the map, instead of leading his father to the actual destination, Lake Destiny in Idaho. Then Goofy holds angry and offended at the roadside. The feelings of the two discharge while their car is heading for a cliff. Finally, it ends up together with Goofy and Max in a river, where father and son finally pronounce.

They agree on visiting the Powerline concert, and by chance they end up actually on the stage. Powerline is the dance movements of the duo so well that he interacts with them. Back home meets Max and Roxanne confesses her the whole story. Max kisses then Roxanne. She is happy about Max's honesty and also befriends with Goofy.

Reviews

The lexicon of international film describes Goofy's first feature film about father and son on pubertierendem common Inititationsreise as "a fairly entertaining family film that does not use the possibilities of animation adequate".

The German Film and Media Review gave the film predicate "valuable" to the " dramatic properly designed animated film" with a " touching, close to everyday and not - as is usual with Disney - fairytale story, the generation problems sent dissolve without accomplishing this intrusive ". In addition, choreography, dance numbers and the stimmgige, contemporary musical accompaniment to be praised.

Awards

• Annie Awards 1995: Nomination for Best animated film ( Best Animated Feature)
• Nominated for Best Animation ( Best Individual Achievement for Animation ) for Dominique Monféry
• Nomination for best musical achievement ( Best Individual Achievement for Music in the Field of Animation ) for the i2i songs and Stand Out for Patrick Deremer and Roy Freeland
• Nomination for Best Production Design ( Best Individual Achievement for Production Design in the Field of Animation) for Fred Warter
• Nomination for Best Storyboard ( Best Individual Achievement for Storyboarding in the Field of Animation ) for Brian Pimental

Songs

• I2i ( by Patrick Deremer and Roy Freeland )
• Stand out ( by Patrick Deremer and Roy Freeland )
• Now I start ( by Tom Snow, lyrics by Jack Feldman )
• None other than you ( by Tom Snow, lyrics by Jack Feldman )
• Grand Voyage ( by Tom Snow, lyrics by Jack Feldman )
• Lester's Possum Park ( by Randy Petersen and Kevin Quinn )

Background

• The film had its premiere with the U.S. theatrical release on April 7, 1995. In France, he was released on 3 July 1996, the Germany - launch took place on 15 August 1996.
• Outside the United States, the Oscar -nominated short film Mickey Monster Mouse ran the opening act of the film.
• The song is i2i also listed as 121.
• The singer Powerline is inspired by the musicians Michael Jackson, Prince and Bobby Brown.
• While Grand Voyage drives past a large white sedan to Goofy and Max. From one of the windows someone who wears a sparkling glove waving. This is an allusion to Michael Jackson.
• Goofy's car is an AMC Pacer.
• A Wilhelm Scream is heard when Goofy's car while racing on a long journey in a scaffolding with workers.
• A second Wilhelm scream is heard, followed as one of the security men Max during the Powerline concert and, ultimately, against one of the big monitors on the stage pops.
• The Goofy - cry comes in the film twice before: once at the very beginning of the film and later, when Goofy's car explodes at the end.
• In Goofy - The film can be found numerous Disney allusions: Max has a Mickey Mouse telephone, Donald Duck is referred to as Goofy's best friend, shortly after Max unmasking seen in the backdrop behind the stage, a figure which should clearly represent Arielle, Goofy has a key chain with the " Disney -D", in a guessing game he guesses the name of Walt Disney, Mickey and Donald are hitchhikers during the song on a long journey, Micky is also briefly seen yet on the Powerline concert ( in the scene in which also the second Wilhelm scream is heard) and Lass Marketers Possum Park is a clear allusion to the Country Bear Jamboree. Karlos caravans, where you can open everything, and the scene, driving around in the Goofy and Max on the railing, are allusions to the famous Mickey cartoon Mickey's caravan.